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Position: | Wide Receiver / Return specialist | ||||||||||
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Date of birth: | December 15, 1976 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 171 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | College Station (TX) A&M Consolidated | ||||||||||
College: | Stanford | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 5 / Pick: 165 | ||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Receptions: | 102 |
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Receiving Yards: | 1,135 |
Touchdowns: | 9 |
Return yards: | 3,855 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Troy McHenry Walters (born December 15, 1976) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver and punt returner in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. Walters played college football for Stanford University, was a consensus All-American and was recognized as the outstanding college wide receiver in the country. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, and also played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals and Detroit Lions of the NFL. He is currently the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at the University of Central Florida.
Walters was born in Bloomington, Indiana. He attended A&M Consolidated High School in College Station, Texas, and was a letterman in football, basketball and track. In football, as a senior, he was named to the Texas Magazine First Team; he also was a second-team All-Greater Houston selection and a third-team all-state selection.
After accepting an athletic scholarship to attend Stanford University, Walters played for the Stanford Cardinal football team from 1996 to 1999. As a senior in 1999, he was recognized as consensus first-team All-American and won the Fred Biletnikoff Award as college football's best wide receiver. He finished his college career with 244 catches and over 3,900 receiving yards, and currently ranks as Stanford's all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards.